SOLUTION: The average gas mileage for a car is 32 mi/gal. The actual mileage may vary by at most 3 mi/gal. What are the minimum and maximum distances the car can travel on a full tank of gas
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Question 1099601: The average gas mileage for a car is 32 mi/gal. The actual mileage may vary by at most 3 mi/gal. What are the minimum and maximum distances the car can travel on a full tank of gas if the tank’s capacity is 11 gal
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, stanbon:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
32+3=35
32-3=29
35*11= max
29*11= min
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The average gas mileage for a car is 32 mi/gal. The actual mileage may vary by at most 3 mi/gal. What are the minimum and maximum distances the car can travel on a full tank of gas if the tank’s capacity is 11 gal.
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Minimum:: (32-3)(11) = 29*11 = 301 miles
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Maximum:: (32+3)11 = 35*11 = 385 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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